Lock 34 South on the Miami & Erie Canal - Middletown, Ohio - Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
The Excello lock was rebuilt around 1906, and the stone blocks were covered in or replaced with concrete. The spillway is in very good shape, suggesting it was either rebuilt or new in 1906.

The Miami & Erie Canal was in full operation roughly from 1845 to 1913. Details about the Miami & Erie Canal can be found at the web sites of the Canal Society of Ohio and the American Canal Society (also listed below). Wikipedia contains a good summary of the canal's history, and a number of interesting links, including plat maps of the canal arranged by county.

Waterway Name: The Miami & Erie Canal Connected Points: Connected Lake Erie to the Ohio River, from Toledo to Cincinnati, Ohio; for a distance of 200 miles Type: Lock Date Opened: 7/1/1845 Date Closed (if applicable): 7/1/1906 Elevation Difference (meters): 3.00 Site Status: Inactive Web Site: [Web Link]

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